Truss



(No Model.)

J. T. WATSON.

TRUSS.

No. 492,504. Patented Feb. 28, 1893.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T.-WATSON, OF POLO, ILLINOIS.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,504, dated February 28, 189-3.

Application filed October 19, 1892. Serial lilo. 449,370. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: spring, which spring readily yields to every Be it known that 1, JOHN T. WATSON, a citimovement of the body, so that the pads of the zen of the United States, residing at Polo,in the truss are always held firmly to their place. county of Ogle and State of Illinois, have in- The tube covering B, terminates short of 5 vented a new and useful Truss, of which the the pad ends of the body-wire A, so as to leave following is aspecification. the said ends of the wire free to receive This invention relates to trusses; and it has the adjustable pad supporting arms O. The for its object to provide an improvement in said adjustable pad supporting arms 0, are the construction and combination of the vaprovided at one end thereof with the tubular 1o rious parts of a truss, whereby the same can sockets D, receiving the free ends of the bodybe readily adapted to various sized persons, wire, and sliding thereon, said tubular sock- 50 adjusted to the position or location of the ruptets being adapted to be slid longitudinally on ure, and the requisite degree of pressure suitthe wire according to the sizeof the person to ably applied. which the trussis applied, and also adjusted I5 To this end the invention contemplates a radially with respect to said wire, to and from simple, durable and inexpensive truss, adaptthe body, to secure the desired degree of 6 ed to secure the results noted. pressure on the retaining pads. The said sup With these and other objects in view, which porting arms O, are held in any adjusted pofall within the scope of this invention, the sition by means of the set screws E, passing 20 same consists in the novel construction, comthrough the under sides of the tubular open bination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter sockets D, and impinging against the ends of more fully described, illustrated and claimed. the body-wire in the socket. The arms 0 In the drawings:-Figure 1 is a perspective terminate at their other ends in a circular view of a truss constructed in accordance with plate F, which owing to the bend in the arm 25 this invention, showing the same adapted for proper, are arranged in a different plane or set application toa double hernia. Fig. 2 is an off from the tubular socket, so as to support enlarged detail sectional view of one end of the pads G, away and in from the body-wire. the body spring taken through one of the ad- The circular plates F, are provided withcenjustable pads and the adjustable supporting tral perforations f, while the inner face of the 0 arms therefor. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspecarm portion O, adjacent to the circular plate tive of one of the adjustable pad supporting is further provided with the inwardly proarms. Fig. 4 is a similar view of one of the jecting locking stud f, which is adapted to perforated pad plates. Fig. 5 is a detail view be normally held in engagement with any one of the retention pad. of a circular series of perforations I-I, formed 5 Referring to the accompanying drawings, A near the edge of the pad plate or disk I, seated represents around metallic spring or hard in the outer flat face of the pads and held tempered body-wire, having its ends termitherein by screws '0, or other suitable securnating short of each other, and adapted to be ing devices. made of suitable metal so that the same can The pads G, are constructed in a shape 40 be readily bent into a shape conforming to suited to the individual case and are made of the curvature of the human body, to which it hard wood, rubber, or other suitable material, is applied, the ends of the wire being adapted and the same are provided in the outer face to reach toapointjust above the rupture. The thereof with the circular recesses J, inclosed said wire which encircles the body, is covered by the pad plates I, and adapted to receive 45 by arubber or other impervious flexible tube the inner ends of the clamping screws K.

B, which not only provides a soft flexible cov- The said clamping screws K, pass through the 5 ering for the wire, but at the same time on central perforations of the arm plates F, and account of being impervious to perspiration, corresponding perforations in the pad plates, prevents any corrosion or rusting of the so as to pivotallyclamp the two plates together,

and therefore pivotally connect the pad to the arm. The inner threaded ends of the screws K, receive the spring retaining and adjusting nuts L, between'which and the underside of the pad plates I, upon said screws, are mounted the spiral springs M, which normally hold the pads closely to the supporting arms to which they are pivotally connected. The springs M, therefore hold the pad plates into locking engagement with the locking studs of the supporting arms and provide means whereby the pads can be held in any of their axially adjusted positions, the said screws being regulated in tension by said nuts.

After the body-wire has been adjusted in position upon the wearer, and the proper pressure given to the pads by radially adj usting the supporting arms as herein described, the pads are then adjusted axially, to give the proper angle thereto, by raising one end thereof so that the engaged perforation in the pad plate on the body on the pad, is disengaged from the locking stud projecting from the arm, and then turning the pad to such angle desired, and then releasing the same so that the spring will draw the same back into looking engagement with the locking stud of the supporting arm.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the several adjustments of the truss herein described, will be readily apparent and the advantages thereof obvious to those skilled in the art. In cases of double hernia or rupture, both sides are fitted with suitable pads as illustrated in the drawings, while in a case of single hernia, theusual pad is properly adjusted over the hernia, while over a corresponding location on the opposite side is suitably fitted a small round flat retention pad X, or counterpoise as illustrated in the drawings. Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a truss, a spring body-wire, pad sup porting arms mounted for radial adjustment on the ends of said wire and having alocking stud, axially adjustable pads pivoted to said arms and having a circular series of locking perforations adapted to engage said locking studs, and springs arranged inside of said pads to normally hold the same fiat against said pad arms, substantially as set forth.

2. In a truss, a flexible body-wire having opposite free ends, pad supporting arms having tubular sockets loosely engaging the free ends of the wire, circularplates at their other ends, perforations in said plates, and locking studs upon their inner faces, set screws holding the arms in any adjusted position on the free ends of the wire, the pads having circular recesses in their rear faces, pad plates seated in the pads over the recesses therein and provided with a circular series of adj ustment perforations, clamping screws passing through the circular plates of the supporting arms into the recess of the pads, nuts on the inner ends of said screws, and springs mounted on the screws between said nuts and the inner faces'of the pad plates, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. WATSON.

Witnesses:

MORTON D. WoLFF, WILLIAM RossITER. 

